STUDENTS: Apply for the Jay-Z Study Abroad Scholarship!

Whaaaaaaaat?! There's money on the table to Study Abroad? SIGN YOU UP!

Yesssssss hats off to every single college student that is working towards accomplishing every dang goal . . . but for the college student that is interested in traveling overseas to have an experience that will completely sharpen their perspective of their own life – then just wait till I tell you what Jay-Z has up his sleeves.

I personally feel every young adult should definetly travel abroad – even if it’s just for one week – leave your comfort zone and expand your mind. Allow yourself to be free and to truly learn yourself. And for real, leaving the United States of America will do just that. When I was 24, I went to London and I was like “what are Euros – oh here’s Buckingham Palace lol” That entire experience was like WTF because I was by myself taking the Underground (similar to our Metrolink) and when I tell you I was so lost and lost my money (totally laughing now lol) but at that time – it was the test of time – and I made it! Stronger and better than ever!

Saying that to say, that completely made me feel so powerful after being on foreign grounds and I made it back home … safely in ONE PIECE! Oh yeah, needless to say I was out of the states again shortly after that!

So please, if you’ve been thinking of leaving the US to study abroad – why not? Especially since Jay-Z is offering a scholarship for you! Or if you know someone who is, please share this!

26. Time to get this brand new shmoney.

27. Yep, that's me — the Billion Dollar Boy!

Billion Dollar Black Boy Joy: Jay-Z's Many Facial Expressions

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Congrats are in order for none other than Shawn Corey Carter, who the world more affectionately knows as Jay-Z.
The husband, dad to three, and business mogul officially reached billionaire status — and he's the first Hip Hop artist to do so. In an article that went live today, June 3, Forbes broke down Hov's fortune. Anyone who knows anything about Beyoncé's hubby knows he's executed and invested in several business ventures since beginning his career as a rap artist. We're talking Roc Nation, TIDAL, D'Ussé cognac, and more — AND, that's not even mentioning the success he's had with just music.
For their part, Forbes assures us they did the math, stating.. "To calculate his net worth, we looked at the artist’s stakes in companies like Armand de Brignac champagne, applying our customary discount to private firms. (He owns 100% of Armand de Brignac and has partial ownership of the other companies.) Then added up his income, subtracting a healthy amount to account for a superstar lifestyle. We checked our numbers with a roster of outside experts to ensure these estimates were fair and conservative. Turns out, Jay-Z really is a business, man."
A breakdown of Hov's fortune below... plus, the many, many faces of Hip Hop's first billionaire. Because...
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Armand de Brignac champagne
$310 million
Cash & investments (including Uber stake)
$220 million
D’Ussé cognac
$100 million
Tidal streaming service
$100 million
Roc Nation
$75 million
Music catalog
$75 million
Art collection
$70 million
Real estate
$50 million